Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader?

I hope that all of my American friends had a brilliant day yesterday! It is a shame that we arrive in Boston NEXT week since it would have been brilliant to have been there for the 4th. I guess that you can't have everything . . .

I posted my annual US trivia quiz yesterday and today I'm posting the answers  . . . how did you do?

1. The committee formed to draft the Declaration of Independence was headed by:

a) George Washington

b) Thomas Jefferson

c) James Madison

2. Independence Day was first celebrated in what city?

a) Boston

b) Washington D.C.

c) Philadelphia

3. On what day in 1776 did the Continental Congress vote for independence?

a) July 2

b) July 4

c) July 6

4. In what year did the U.S. Congress declare the Fourth of July a national holiday?

a) 1776

b) 1865

c) 1941

5. How many men who had served as U.S. president died on the Fourth of July?

a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

6. Which of these major battle victories occurred on July 4?

a) British surrendered to Washington at Saratoga

b) Jackson defeated the British near New Orleans

c) Grant broke Confederate resistance at Vicksburg

7. Who was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence?

a) George Washington

b) Thomas Jefferson

c) John Hancock

8. How many times does the term “United States” appear in the Declaration of Independence?

a) 0 (it is a trick - I'd also accept 2!)

b) 1

c) 2

9. What slave owner objected to leaving out of the Declaration of Independence a criticism of British slave trade?

a) George Washington

b) Thomas Jefferson

c) Edward Rutledge

10. Who was the oldest signer of the Declaration of Independence?

a) Benjamin Franklin

b) John Adams

c) Steven Hopkins

Comments

[Kayte]

I passed and so did Mark...we got them all right. Probably a good thing for 2 history majors, right? This is always a fun post each year, thanks!